Yeah , they look pretty fierce ; but they're harmless ( to us at least ) . First time I've seen one in the wild , they blend right into the soil .
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Photo Of The Day May 2017
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I bet his mother loves him very much.
Jeez, that would scare me. Especially when they are so camouflaged. I would scream like MacRy
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Was there mushroom down there to get in for the right angle?
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Not sure what you mean about the right angle? It was growing in the grass, and I laid down (in all the pollen) to shoot it. I did smoosh down the grass right in front of it to make it more visible.
It was a really bad pun joke... I am naughty - i keep cracking bad jokes... drives people nuts on here... got to entertain ourselves right ?
mushroom - much room...
mushroom - much room...
Which parts of Scotland - it is bigger than most think?
Regards Sharkey
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I agree. HDR processing of an already well-lit scene seems to create all kinds of unwanted artifacts. I just think "HDR"... and hardly notice the landscape...
The English at play...
Where this time?
Regards Sharkey
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Something ordinary
Just excellent! Repeat until bored!
Regards Sharkey
Sorry, I am not good with puns, lol. Usually they go right over my head.
Here is my macro photo of the day.
A CD cover shoot. Father and son, locally very well known in the country music genre.
The CD was by the son featuring the fathers writing/music I think. In the final image which I cannot share, for © reasons' I applied a gentle lens blur to the father's face and background to tie in with the son's thoughts on his creativity emerging from his father's. I did not want to use shadow - a bit obvious.
Regards Sharkey
ps:- when I get the new camera there will still be old photographs posted for a while as I am sure the first few months (I am a bit slow nowadays) will be rubbish. Anyway, if you are out making images, no time to spend posting
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Are you intentionally keeping the DOF shallow?
Regards. Sharkey
Well, I was shooting at ISO 2500 and f/5, but using a macro lens, so the DOF is always thin. For this image I was really about the light and color rather than an all-in-focus image. So I guess "yes" would be the answer.
In general I shoot pretty wide open with any given lens anyway. Truthfully f/5 is pretty closed down for me. 
Had a launch event today at work and I took some photos to mark the event. I really liked how this one came out considering the truly abysmal lighting in the office.
Leica M9 with Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm @F2.8
Leica M9 with Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm @F2.8
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My method is to turn on back button focus, spam the shutter button and cross my fingers, I would reckon on about 1 in 10 using that method...this is an old shot of mine on a 5dmk2 and a 24 105 f4 (i think was a few years ago!), the 5d mk2 was hardly renowned for its AF ability so I am sure you could improve your hit rate with the equipment you have with a bit of practice?
Hawk by Shaun Wilkinson, on Flickroh it's a harris hawk btw
I think that is beautiful!
Aaaaarghh! I hate you so much right now! - in a nice way of course...
But... I do think you have overdone it with the HDR or clarity so there...
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My method is to turn on back button focus, spam the shutter button and cross my fingers, I would reckon on about 1 in 10 using that method...this is an old shot of mine on a 5dmk2 and a 24 105 f4 (i think was a few years ago!), the 5d mk2 was hardly renowned for its AF ability so I am sure you could improve your hit rate with the equipment you have with a bit of practice?
oh it's a harris hawk btw
Aaaaarghh! I hate you so much right now! - in a nice way of course...
But... I do think you have overdone it with the HDR or clarity so there...
I think that is beautiful!
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Aaaaarghh! I hate you so much right now! - in a nice way of course...
But... I do think you have overdone it with the HDR or clarity so there...
Ha ha thanks...I think
There was nothing as grand as HDR, I fluffed my exposure, (well I could claim my old 5d2 fluffed it!!, but I won't out of respect for the ol gal
So a lot of recovery was involved and I had to drive the shadows back to hide the noise and it was one of those noise vs detail vs heavy handed NR battles, I did think I just about got away with it until now..!
The moral of this story is always remember to use spot metering when shooting birds!!
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Yes it's big. And the traveltimes are high.
We will visit the western isles. Barra-Uist-Lewis-Harris.
Ha ha thanks...I think
There was nothing as grand as HDR, I fluffed my exposure, (well I could claim my old 5d2 fluffed it!!, but I won't out of respect for the ol gal
So a lot of recovery was involved and I had to drive the shadows back to hide the noise and it was one of those noise vs detail vs heavy handed NR battles, I did think I just about got away with it until now..!
The moral of this story is always remember to use spot metering when shooting birds!!
Ha ha ha yes you may say thanks as I was attempting flattery... In a wonky way...
Spot metering!?!! Really? Christ! I was struggling to keep mine in the viewfinder nevermind in the middle of it! Ha ha...
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I was lucky enough a few years ago to spend the day with a pro wildlife tog, sounds similar to the course you have just done...
...and the thing that stuck me most was not his knowledge of photography (which being a pro was very good!) but his knowledge of animal behaviour...he was like these birds are going to come in, they will be looking for these types of branches, and they will do this and that and take their food this or that way then go and do this, and if you ever see them do that then keep shooting because they are going to do this shortly after etc etc
and then of course having the patience of a saint...
Nah our guy is famous for landscapes. So no such intel. I hung back and let the others chase the bird like a benny hill sketch. I waited to see how it was moving so I could anticipate her movements otherwise she was just too quick to capture.
Beautiful.
Crinnagh Falls by Joe, on Flickr
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Looks like an inviting road.
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I took some photos at work the other week and they were shocking! I used a speed light, (off camera), soft box and lastolite background. I just found the experience a little awkward.Had a launch event today at work and I took some photos to mark the event. I really liked how this one came out considering the truly abysmal lighting in the office.
Leica M9 with Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm @F2.8
Yours looks much better!
